Cafédirect, the UK's leading producer of Fairtrade tea and coffee,
is to launch a major promotional campaign for its new range of
roast and ground coffee to coincide with Fairtrade Fortnight next
month.
Carbonate sales might be fizzing, but a new report from beverage
analysts Canadean shows that the growth in sales of still drinks is
even greater - and that the rate of growth is likely to continue to
gather pace for the next few...
Tea and coffee are the staple beverages drunk by thousands of
people the world over but despite its longevity, the category is
far from stagnant. This is because of the popularity of iced tea
and coffee, sales of which are expected...
A new company, Advercan.com, has been formed in the US to tackle
the problem of drinks can hygiene while simultaneously providing
another means of can advertising.
Recent research suggests that coffee may be beneficial for heart
health. Now, a team of Swiss scientists say that it is ingredients
other than caffeine which are responsible for the stimulating
effects of the beverage on the cardiovascular...
People who drink coffee regularly are half as likely to develop
diabetes as adults, finds new research published in the latest
issue of British journal The Lancet. The controversial study
shows that caffeine, which actually reduces...
Year-to-date sales at French soft drinks group Teisseire declined
by 3 per cent, but this is only to be expected as it reorganises
itself as a producer of innovative juice drinks and revamps its
traditional cordial business.
Several months of talks over the acquisition of ailing UK coffee
shop group Coffee Republic by sandwich bar owner Benjy's have ended
in failure, leaving Benjy's still looking for a means to expand.
Six months after putting its food and beverage business up for
sale, Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis has found a buyer - the
UK's ABF group. The Ovaltine brand, jewel in the crown of the
acquisition, should benefit from...
Nescafe is the world's best known coffee brand, yet in the US it
has been limited to a handful of markets on the West Coast. But now
the brand is set to go nationwide with the launch of Nescafe
Frothe, a speciality coffee drink...
Al Ahram Beverage Company (ABC) is to become the latest addition to
the Heineken portfolio, a deal which might go some way towards
appeasing analysts who were hoping for more news of growth as the
company announced its first half...
German researchers have found traces of the cancer-causing chemical
acrylamide, in coffee, although not in as high concentrations as in
fatty foods such as potato crisps, french fries or bread.
Beverage company Leading Brands is to end its distribution
agreement with Energy Brands for Glaceau Vitamin Water and Go-Go
Passion Energy Drink. The company cited strong competition in the
vitamin-enhanced drinks sector as a major...
US functional flavour company Blue Pacific Flavors has opened a
state-of-the-art finished beverage R&D application facility for
the development of functional beverages.